Which Statement Is False

question 167

Multiple Choice

Which statement is false?

• A)During the Great Depression millions of working-class and middle-class people demanded welfare payments.
• B)Until the 1930s the prevalent theory of poverty was that the poor were lazy.
• C)The heritage of slavery theory explains most poverty in this country.
• D)None of the statements are false.

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Definitions:

Early-Selection Model

A theory in cognitive psychology suggesting that information is filtered, or selected for further processing, early in the perceptual process.

Late-Selection Model

A theory in cognitive psychology suggesting that the selection of information for final processing occurs late in the processing sequence.

Acoustic-Blocking Model

A theoretical hypothesis suggesting interference in the processing of sounds or verbal information can impede learning or comprehension.

Retrieval

Retrieving and elevating stored information into one's consciousness from memory.